List by Month: 7-2016

Representative Frank Burns says his bill would elevate assaults on police to hate-crime status.
It puts employment as a law enforcement officer on par with race, color, religion and national origin as covered classes under the commonwealth's...

The Senate and House are both in session today to try and shore up the deficit-riddled package.
Standard & Poor's is warning of a downgrade to the state's credit, and $600 million in aid to public universities across Pennsylvania remains in...

The state has issued new guidelines to insurance companies for them to not deny coverage, cancel plans, or change rates for women diagnosed with depression.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state has adopted a "zero tolerance" policy for insurers that...

It's not a new thing for teachers to be involved at school board meetings, but there's a dawning effort to serve on school boards.
Teachers are stepping up where other community members may fear to tread.
Educators can't assist a board in the...

The measure would ban abortions after 20 weeks and criminalize the dismemberment of babies in the womb.
The bill, sponsored by Northern Tier Republican Kathy Rapp was "born out" of the abundance of scientific evidence that children in the womb...

A pending state regulation could force workers to renew their direct deposit agreements if they want their paycheck sent straight to their bank account.
The state labor department is on the verge of adopting new rules requiring employers to be...

Already, the Pennsylvania court system has thrown out most the egregious offenses faced by former president Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schultz, and athletic director Tim Curley.
Five years ago, all three were accused of conspiring to...

A large chunk of that spending goes to pay for teacher benefit and retirement packages.
The Empire State spends more than $15-and-a-half billion a year on employee benefits. That"s more than twice the national average.